lashed

Example Sentences

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In response, the president defended the fund and lashed out at its critics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Meanwhile, Alito angrily lashed out when Jackson critiqued these shadow-docket decisions, like the one earlier this month in which the court exempted its typical procedural rule to make sure Callais went into effect immediately.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Tallinn's temperature is usually about 21C in July, but the city can be lashed with heavy rain.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

He has frequently lashed out at the alliance and mused to aides in recent weeks about quitting the alliance altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The plastic sheet didn’t quite reach, but we found that with one of our groundcloths lashed alongside it we could cover the entire front.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson